Monthly Archives: July 2018
CDC – a sop to the wreckers.
The publication of the Work and Pensions endorsement of CDC, has led to agitation among the CDC wrecking crew. John Ralfe & Co throw stones on twitter – the wrecking is largely ignored but we remain concerned to be transparent and helpful to … Continue reading
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We are losing women leaders- will we also lose TPAS?
Going, going, gone – from public policy. At one point in 2015, we had a female pensions minister, MAS was run by a woman, tPR was about to be run by a woman, the FCA, PLSA and NEST were run … Continue reading
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Tagged Cracknell, FCA, John Govett, Mcdermott, pensions, Rookes, Single guidance body, Titcomb, TPAS
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Business gurus, leave our kids alone
I have now received sufficient criticism for my blog on corporatism in schools to reappraise my blog. Sometimes you write a blog with the right idea but it falls on your readership in the wrong way. This may have been … Continue reading
CDC – the pension for people who don’t do pensions.
Royal Mail deal could “transform UK pensions landscape” The Government’s Work and Pensions Committee has been gathering evidence on Collective Defined Contribution Schemes since November last year. Today they have published their findings. You can read the summary of their … Continue reading
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Royal Mail deal could “transform UK pensions landscape”
This is the press release that accompanies the publication of the W&P report. In a report published today, Monday 16 July 2018, the Work and Pensions Select Committee calls on Government to move quickly to enable the creation of the … Continue reading
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Why should we have to “engage” with our pension?
I am on the same page as Charlotte Clark of the DWP, I don’t think we should be asking people to engage with our pension, state – occupational or private. Saving for our retirement needs our attention but when we’ve … Continue reading
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The self-employed are engaged- they just don’t know what to do.
If you have an FT subscription, follow this link – you will be able to read Jo Cumbo’s beautifully written opinion piece “Self-employed, the pension world’s great unsolved dilemma”. If you are saving so hard for your pension that you … Continue reading
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Tagged Cashcalc, CDC, ft, jo cumbo, Lifetime ISA, pensions, products, self-employed
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We don’t just need a dashboard – we need a steering wheel!
Like everyone else, I think a dashboard to see my pension pots in a single place is a great idea. But building a dashboard is only a part of it. You can’t steer your car with a dashboard. 21st century … Continue reading
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Tagged chris sier, Dashboard, Pension Dashboard, pensions, Steering wheel, VFM
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Expel the corporates – our classrooms are for teaching!
Here are two blogs , one from the CEO of TPAS and one from the head of strategic partnerships at Zurich Insurance. The blogs occurred consecutively on my linked in stream Blog one can be found here Blog two … Continue reading
The Great #PensionDebate…is wider than Swansea Bay!
The Great Pension Debate was a fabulous success and proves for a second time that Al Rush is capable of uniting a body of pension enthusiasts in a way nobody else can. Good job Al. The ongoing challenge Much as … Continue reading
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Tagged #, Al Rush, challenge, Great Pension Debate, Personal Finance Society, PFS, Port Talbot, Steve Webb, Swansea Bay
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